Results: A total of 53 cases of food poisoning occurred between 29 and 31 May 2011. All cases
had symptoms of diarrohea followed by fever (96.2%), headache (84.9%), abdominal pain
(50.1%), nausea and vomiting (49.1%) and bodyache (39.6%) respectively. Based on the
Attributable Risk (AR ¼ 46.67%) and Relative Risk (RR ¼ 4.5, 95% CI ¼ 1.22e16.54) Potatobitter
gourd vegetable served during dinner on 28 May 2011 was incriminated as the food
item responsible for outbreak